Rapidly progressive interstitial renal fibrosis associated with Chinese herbal medications.

abstract：:We carried out a prospective 2-year study on the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in a chronic dialysis unit with a high prevalence (11%) of the infection. Only 1 of 45 HIV-negative patients seroconverted, and this was related to the administration of contaminated blood. We conclude that cu...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Perez GO,Ortiz C,De Medina M,Schiff E,Bourgoignie JJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We aimed to assess humoral immune response to the influenza vaccine in adult kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) subjected to two immunosuppressive regimens containing either mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or azathioprine (Aza). METHODS:40 eligible KTRs (24 treated with Aza [KTRs-Aza] and 16 treated with MMF [KTRs-M...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Keshtkar-Jahromi M,Argani H,Rahnavardi M,Mirchi E,Atabak S,Tara SA,Gachkar L,Noori-Froothghe A,Mokhtari-Azad T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been demonstrated that phosphate uptake through the type III sodium-dependent phosphate co-transporter, Pit-1, induced apoptosis of aortic vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells in vitro. However, the apoptotic effects of high phosphate (HP) level in human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPM...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Park JW,Yook JM,Ryu HM,Choi SY,Morishita M,Do JY,Park SH,Kim CD,Choi JY,Chung HY,Kim YL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred twenty-eight hemodialysis patients and 64 medical personnel consisting of dialysis nurses and technicians, hemodialysis access surgeons and nephrologists were surveyed about their preferences and concerns in regard to the hemodialysis vascular access. The access preferred by physicians was the A-V fistula ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Bay WH,Van Cleef S,Owens M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bicarbonate dialysate is claimed to be superior to acetate for both chronic and acute hemodialysis. We compared acetate and bicarbonate dialysates in 30 acute renal failure patients during 120 dialyses. 4 patients were diabetic and 2 had liver failure. Patients were dialyzed alternating acetate and bicarbonate dialysa...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Borges HF,Fryd DS,Rosa AA,Kjellstrand CM

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the therapeutic effect of recombinant human alpha-interferon (alpha-IFN) on hepatitis B virus associated glomerulonephritis (HBV-GN) and the relationship between the seroconversion of viral antigens and the change of proteinuria, the hepatitis B viral markers and urinary protein were monitored during alpha...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Chung DR,Yang WS,Kim SB,Yu E,Chung YH,Lee Y,Park JS

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Upregulation of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta)/Smad signaling has been implicated in the primary pathogenesis of renal fibrosis. The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway has an important influence on TGF-beta signaling through regulating Smad degradation. As E3 ubiquitin ligases, both Arkadia and Sm...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Liu FY,Li XZ,Peng YM,Liu H,Liu YH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A meeting on the History of Nephrology is an opportunity to discuss the links between science and faith which were split until the 6th century. However, this was changed by Cassiodorus and monasticism. From the times of Abbot Bertario (died 883 AD) in Montecassino, medicine was regarded as an art and a science. Codex ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： D'Onorio B

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Although clinical and immunological findings in steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) favor an immunopathogenesis, many issues remain unsolved. Comprehensive studies analyzing cellular and humoral immunity in SSNS are scarce, and few studies addressed the effect of steroids on immunological factors...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kemper MJ,Zepf K,Klaassen I,Link A,Muller-Wiefel DE

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We examined the correlations between renal biopsy findings in Wegener's granulomatosis and renal function at baseline and 1 year in 22 patients who presented between 1988 and 1999. METHODS:Renal histology was independently reviewed by 2 pathologists who were masked to the clinical data. The primary out...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Haroun MK,Stone JH,Nair R,Racusen L,Hellmann DB,Eustace JA

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was conducted prospectively to ascertain the prevalence of anticardiolipin antibodies (ACAs) in patients with lupus nephritis and to determine whether this subgroup of patients differed clinically and histologically from patients without the antibody. PATIENTS AND METHODS:40 SLE patients (26 Blacks, 14...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Naiker IP,Rughubar KN,Duursma J,Pudifin DJ,Seedat YK

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, renoprotective treatment with a vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist (V2RA) is given in a fixed dose (FD). Disease progression and drug habituation could diminish treatment efficacy. We investigated whether the renoprotective effect of the V2RA can be improved b...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Zittema D,Versteeg IB,Gansevoort RT,van Goor H,de Heer E,Veraar KA,Peters DJ,Meijer E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The shortage in organ supply has required the use of expanded criteria donors (ECD) for kidney transplantation. Current pre-transplant evaluations of ECD organs are based on histological, clinical or mixed criteria. This monocentric study investigates the predictivity of Karpinski's histological score o...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： La Manna G,Comai G,Cappuccilli ML,Liviano D'Arcangelo G,Fabbrizio B,Valentini C,Carretta E,Ravaioli M,Scolari MP,Ridolfi L,Feliciangeli G,Grigioni FW,Pinna AD,Stefoni S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcaligenes xylosoxidans is an uncommon cause of peritonitis in patients on maintenance continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Peritonitis caused by A. xylosoxidans usually carries a poor prognosis because of the pathogen's virulence and its universal resistance to most antimicrobial agents. Even after earl...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Tang S,Cheng CC,Tse KC,Li FK,Choy BY,Chan TM,Lai KN

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes 10 cases of IgM nephropathy in whom the main morphological findings consisted of diffuse mesangial deposition of IgM and varying degrees of mesangial cell proliferation. In addition, focal segmental sclerosis was present in 1 patient and global sclerosis in another. An ill-defined electron-dense d...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kopolovic J,Shvil Y,Pomeranz A,Ron N,Rubinger D,Oren R

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Previous studies have shown that L-type Ca2+ channel (LCC) blockers prevent the afferent arteriolar (AA) vasoconstriction elicited by angiotensin II (Ang II), but do not influence its vasoconstrictor effect on efferent arterioles (EA). The present study tested the hypothesis that Ang II-mediated constri...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Feng MG,Navar LG

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medullary sponge kidney (MSK) is characterized by malformation of the terminal collecting ducts and is associated with an increased risk of nephrolithiasis, nephrocalcinosis, urinary tract infections, renal acidification defects, and reduced bone density. It has been historically diagnosed with intravenous p...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Koraishy FM,Ngo TT,Israel GM,Dahl NK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Three different apo E alleles (E2, E3 and E4) produce apo E isoproteins, which regulate the metabolism of lipoproteins. This study investigated the apo E polymorphisms as a prognostic factor for the development of diabetic nephropathy (DN). METHODS:A total of 525 type 2 diabetic patients were enrolled ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Tien KJ,Tu ST,Chou CW,Yang CY,Hsiao JY,Shin SJ,Chen HC,Hsieh MC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum protein profiling patterns can reflect the pathological state of a patient and therefore may be useful for clinical diagnostics. Here, we present results from a pilot study of proteomic expression patterns in hemodialysis patients designed to evaluate the range of serum proteomic alterations in this po...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Langlois RG,Trebes JE,Dalmasso EA,Ying Y,Davies RW,Curzi MP,Colston BW Jr,Turteltaub KW,Perkins J,Chromy BA,Choi MW,Murphy GA,Fitch JP,McCutchen-Maloney SL

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Intradialytic hypotension is the most common complication of modern day haemodialysis (HD). Convective modalities, including haemodiafiltration (HDF) are reported to result in greater cardiovascular stability compared to standard HD, which has been suggested to be due to improved solute transport betwee...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kumar S,Khosravi M,Massart A,Potluri M,Davenport A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Anthropometric measures such as body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) have differential associations with incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) and mortality. We examined the associations of BMI and WC with various CKD complications. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 2,853...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Navaneethan SD,Kirwan JP,Arrigain S,Schreiber MJ,Sarnak MJ,Schold JD

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pasteurella multocida has been reported only once previously as a cause of peritonitis in a patient undergoing chronic peritoneal dialysis. The present report describes findings associated with a case of P. multocida peritonitis in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patient in which renal replacement therap...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Elsey RM,Carson RW,DuBose TD Jr

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a common finding in hypertensive autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients. There are few studies on the influence of blood pressure (BP) and nonhemodynamic factors on LVH in these patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between BP, hum...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Martinez-Vea A,Valero FA,Bardaji A,Gutierrez C,Broch M,Garcia C,Richart C,Oliver JA

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study evaluated thyroid hormone indices of patients with acute renal failure without other systemic illnesses (n = 12), as compared to patients with critical illnesses in the presence (n = 16) and absence (n = 6) of acute renal failure. Abnormalities in the group with acute renal failure alone included dec...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kaptein EM,Levitan D,Feinstein EI,Nicoloff JT,Massry SG

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:There is a critical need for more noninvasive biomarkers to identify nephritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Recent studies in a model mouse and an adult SLE patient cohort suggest that anti-basement membrane antibody levels correlate well with lupus activity and kidney injury. Th...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Orjuela A,Suwanichkul A,Canter D,Minard CG,Devaraj S,Hicks MJ,Muscal E,Wenderfer SE

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed routine serum potassium concentration measurements and conditions temporally associated with abnormalities in potassium concentration in outpatients on chronic hemodialysis (136 nondiabetics, 36 diabetics) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (16 nondiabetics, 10 diabetics). The following potassiu...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Tzamaloukas AH,Avasthi PS

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal function and life expectancy can be improved by aggressive antihypertensive therapy in severe hypertension. However, most reports of severe hypertension and renal failure concern primary hypertensive states. 3 cases of primary renal disease, 1 glomerular, 1 obstructive and 1 of chronic pyelonephritis, are descri...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Friedlaender MM,Rubinger D,Popovtzer MM

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autopsy reports on 155 successive end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and 147 control patients without ESRD, matched for age, race and gender, were collected. Cystic transformation of the kidneys was noted in 58% of the ESRD patients and 13.6% of the control patients. There were 25 ESRD patients with renal adenoma...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Miller LR,Soffer O,Nassar VH,Kutner MH

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aldosterone plays an important role in fibrosis. Recent studies showed that Na(+)-H(+) exchanger isoform 1 (NHE1) is involved in mineralocorticoid-induced organ fibrosis. In this study, we examined the role of NHE1 in aldosterone-induced fibronectin accumulation in rat mesangial cells and the signaling pathw...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Zhang M,Chen J,Lai L,You L,Lin S,Hao C,Gu Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To promote understanding of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) pathophysiology, we tried to elucidate glomerular protein profiles in IgAN, using microsieving that we established recently to isolate glomeruli from renal biopsy samples and proteomic approaches. METHODS:Glomeruli were isolated from renal biop...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kojima S,Koitabashi K,Iizuka N,Okamoto K,Arito M,Sato T,Kurokawa MS,Suematsu N,Shibagaki Y,Yasuda T,Kimura K,Kato T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00